DUP despair: Shock loss for Ian Paisley in ‘political earthquake’, and party loses seat formerly held by Jeffrey Donaldson
Shock loss for Ian Paisley in ‘political earthquake’
The DUP has suffered a bruising set of election results in Northern Ireland with the party suffering a seismic shock when Ian Paisley lost his seat in North Antrim.
In a difficult night for the unionist party, the Alliance Party’s Sorcha Eastwood also had a historic result as she triumphed in the DUP stronghold of Lagan Valley – the seat formerly held by party leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
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